What are the responsibilities and job description for the Residential Aide position at Wellstone?
Job Description: Residential Aides at the Manor care for clients in a group home setting working with individuals on living skills, social and financial skills, and treatment direction/follow through all while being a key support staff to our therapeutic team. Our RAs will learn proper documentation techniques and other state/federal standards followed by the Alabama Department of Mental Health.
What you'll be doing:
- In the absence of the House Supervisor, assume supervisory authority of the direct care of the residents in the facility.
- Provide consistent instruction, guidance, encouragement, and reinforcement to the residents of the home.
- Regularly implements basic living skills training objectives and documents residents progress in a timely manner in the Electronic Health Record.
- Help coordinate resident activities in the home and community.
- Regularly complete documentation of staff notes, incident reports, injury reports, shift observations, and other reports in a timely and accurate manner.
- Regularly encourage and assist residents in the preparation of nutritious meals in accordance with the posted menus and complete meal preparations if residents cannot. May be required to lift approximately 50 lbs.
- Ensure residents comply with home rules, maintain a clean and safe environment to include the performance of housekeeping, assist clients where necessary.
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Demonstrate good safety skills, including fire drills, emergency procedures, and back safety techniques.
Promotes a positive work environment, including positive relationships with supervisors, residents, and their families and/or co-workers. - Administration of medication was supervised and documented.
- Attend staff meetings, in-service meeting and training as required and remains current on all training/certifications.
- Work as scheduled, correctly complete and submit time sheets, and leave requests in a timely manner.
- Report any facility or maintenance issues in a timely fashion, and assist in maintaining the facility, equipment and vehicles.
- Complete other duties assigned.
This job description is only a summary of the typical functions of the job and is not designed to be an exhaustive or comprehensive list of all possible duties, tasks, or responsibilities that are required of the employee as they may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.
What we're looking for:
- High School Diploma or GED
- Familiar with Computer
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent 5-year Driving Record (must have valid drivers license)
- Certified in (or ability to obtain) CPR, MAC, CPI
We are compassionate towards those impacted by behavioral health disorders.
We are dedicated to one another through collaboration and teamwork.
We are optimistic problem-solvers who do what it takes to get the job done.
